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Sample of authors
Davis, Lindsey
Lindsey Davis is a British crime writer born in Birmingham where she attended the King Edward VI High School for Girls 1960–67. Little is known about her private life, but there is a history of family tragedies. She graduated with a Master of Arts in English Literature from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, in 1972 after which she worked as a civil servant until 1985. She is now a full-time author. S...
Literary figures
Jonathan Wide
Gender: Male
Jonathan Wide has his roots in Småland, southern Sweden, and has been a detective with the Gothenburg police. He leaves his job, however, and becomes a private detective. In the background, there is a difficult divorce which has meant that he misses his children and drinks too much. Wide still has contact with his former colleagues, especially Sten Ard, with whom he cooperates in a couple of ...